Council Joint Action 2007/748/CFSP of 19 November 2007 amending Joint Action 2007/87/CFSP amending and extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date: 2007-11-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, common foreign and security policy, diplomatic representation, peace, the EU's international role

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III

(Acts adopted under the EU Treaty)

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2007/748/CFSP

of 19 November 2007

amending Joint Action 2007/87/CFSP amending and extending the mandate of the European Union
Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(6)

Having regard to the Treaty on the European Union, and in
particular Articles 14, 18(5) and 23(2) thereof,

The mandate of the EUSR in BiH should be amended to
reflect his role in relation to the EU military operation
ALTHEA, in line with the recommendations approved by
the Council on 18 June 2007, and to the EUPM in BiH,
in line with the new command and control structure for
EU civilian crisis management operations,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

On 7 February 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action
2007/87/CFSP (1).

Article 1

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

On 18 June 2007,
the Council adopted Decision
2007/427/CFSP (2) appointing Mr Miroslav Lajčák as
the European Union Special Representative (EUSR)
in
Bosnia and Herzegovina.

endorsed

recommendations

coordination and

On 19 December 2006,
the Political and Security
Committee
at
in
achieving optimal
situations where at least two EU actors in the field of
crisis management are active in the same country,
notably through closer consultation between an EU
respectively,
Force Commander and the EUSR and,
between an EU Force Commander and a Head of an
EU Police Mission.

aimed
coherence

On 18 June 2007 the Council approved the above
recommendations
the European
Union military operation ALTHEA.

the purpose of

for

On 19 November 2007,
the Council adopted Joint
Action 2007/749/CFSP on the European Union Police
in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) (3),
Mission (EUPM)
reflecting inter alia the new command and control
structure for EU civilian crisis management operations,
as approved by the Council on 28 June 2007.

(1) OJ L 35, 8.2.2007, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 159, 20.6.2007, p. 63.
(3) See page 40 of this Official Journal.

Joint Action 2007/87/CFSP shall be amended as follows:

1. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

Mandate

In order to achieve the policy objectives of the EU in BiH,
the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:

(a) offer the EU's advice and facilitation in the political

process;

(b) promote overall EU political coordination in BiH;

(c) promote overall EU coordination of, and give local
political direction to, EU efforts in tackling organised
crime, without prejudice to the European Union Police
Mission (EUPM)'s leading role in the coordination of
policing aspects of these efforts and to the ALTHEA
(EUFOR) military chain of command;

(d) without prejudice to the military chain of command,
offer the EU Force Commander political guidance on
in
military issues with a local political dimension,
particular
relations
concerning sensitive operations,
with local authorities and relations with the local media;

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consult with the EU Force Commander before taking
political action that may have an impact on the
security situation;

(n) with a view to coherence and possible synergies,
continue to be consulted on priorities for Instrument
of Pre-accession Assistance;

(e)

(f)

(g)

the EUPM before taking
consult with the Head of
political action that may have an impact on the police
and security situation;

contribute to reinforcement of internal EU coordination
and coherence in BiH, including through briefings to EU
Heads of Mission and through participation in, or rep-
resentation at, their regular meetings, through chairing a
coordination group composed of all EU actors present
in the field with a view to coordinating the implemen-
tation aspects of the EU's action, and through providing
them with
the
on
BiH authorities;

relations with

guidance

(h) ensure consistency and coherence of EU action towards
the public. The EUSR spokesperson shall be the main
EU point of contact for BiH media on Common Foreign
and Security Policy/European Security and Defence
Policy (CFSP/ESDP) issues;

(o)

support planning for a reinforced EUSR office in the
context of the closure of the Office of the High Rep-
resentative (OHR),
including advice on public infor-
mation aspects of the transition, in close coordination
with the Commission;

(p) contribute to the development and consolidation of
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in
BiH, in accordance with EU human rights policy and EU
Guidelines on Human Rights;

(q)

engage with relevant BiH authorities on their full coop-
eration with the International Criminal Tribunal for the
former Yugoslavia (ICTY);

(r) provide political advice and facilitation in the process of

constitutional reform;

(i) maintain an overview of the whole range of activities in
the field of the rule of law and in this context provide
the Secretary-General/High Representative (SG/HR) and
the Commission with advice as necessary;

(s) without prejudice to the applicable chains of command,
help to ensure that all EU instruments in theatre act
coherently to attain the political objectives set out by
the Council.’;

(j)

provide the Head of Mission of the EUPM with local
political guidance. The EUSR and the Civilian Operation
Commander will consult each other as required;

(k) as part of the international community's and the BiH
authorities' broader approach to the rule of law, and
technical
drawing upon the EUPM's provision of
respect,
in this
and assistance
policing expertise
support the preparation and implementation of police
restructuring;

(l)

provide support for a reinforced and more effective BiH
criminal justice/police interface, in close liaison with the
EUPM;

2. point (v) of Article 8(2) shall be deleted.

Article 2

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the day of
adoption.

its

Article 3

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2007.

and

(m) as far as activities under Title VI of the Treaty, including
are
related Community
Europol,
concerned, provide the SG/HR and the Commission
with advice as necessary, and take part in the required
local coordination;

activities

For the Council
The President

L. AMADO